Nicole-- There is a whole book on the subject of the mummies and their clothing: The Mummies of Urumchi by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
If you haven't read it, you should immediately. It's available in paperback. Kim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of N Kipar Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 9:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Fascinating: oldest evidence for needle binding Hi All, I am going to a series of lectures at Edinburgh Unversity entitled "European Mummies and Bog Bodies" and while they are fascinating to start with, I couldn't believe my eyes and ears this week. It seems that the oldest surviving piece of clothing made in needle binding technique (and in one continuous piece of yarn) is from the Tamir peoples, in the Takamaklen (sp) desert, in China along the Silk Route. The most intriguing bit is that the Tamir are Caucasian, and that this chap's burial (mummified, owing to environmental conditions), is from appr. 1000 BC and contained a beret made in needle binding (nalbinding) technique. A 3000 years old beret that looks like a modern one! Thought I'd share, perhaps someone on here is as fascinated by this as I was. :-) Nicole -------------------- "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." _________________________________________________________________ Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters! http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
